Editing Lectionary 60

'''Lectionary 60''', designated by [[siglum]] '''ℓ''' ''60'' (in the [[Biblical manuscript#Gregory-Aland|Gregory-Aland]] numbering), is a Greek [[manuscript]] of the [[New Testament]], on parchment leaves. It is a [[lectionary]] (''Evangelistarion'', ''Apostolos''). It is dated by a [[Colophon (publishing)|colophon]] to the year [[1021 AD|1021]].<sup>[1]</sup> 

== Description ==

The codex contains lessons for selected days only from the [[Gospel of John]], [[Gospel of Matthew]], [[Gospel of Luke]], and [[Acts of the Apostles]].<sup>[2]</sup> 
It is written in Greek [[Lower case|minuscule]] letters, on 195 parchment leaves (23.5 cm by 17 cm). The text is written in one column per page, in 28 lines per page.<sup>[1]</sup> It contains many valuable readings (akin to those of codices [[Codex Alexandrinus|A]], [[Codex Bezae|D]], [[Codex Basilensis A. N. III. 12|E]]), but with numerous errors.<sup>[3]</sup> In Acts of the Apostles and Epistles it is close to [[Lectionary 158|'''ℓ''' ''158'']].<sup>[4]</sup> 

In [[Mark 10:40]] it has textual variant ητοιμασται παρα του πατρος instead of ητοιμασται (majority mss). Some manuscripts have ητοιμασται υπο του πατρος μου ([[Codex Sinaiticus|א*<sup>, b</sup>]], (Θ παρα), [[Family 1|''f''<sup>1</sup>]] [[Minuscule 1071 (Gregory-Aland)|1071]] [[Minuscule 1241|1241]] [[Codex Vercellensis|it<sup>a</sup>]], [[Codex Usserianus|it<sup>r<sup>1</sup></sup>]] [[Diatessaron]]).<sup>[5]</sup>

In [[Luke 15:21]] it has additional reading ποιησον με ως ενα των μισθιων σου; the reading is supported by [[Codex Sinaiticus|Sinaiticus]], [[Codex Vaticanus|Vaticanus]], [[Codex Bezae|Bezae]], [[Codex Monacensis|Monacensis]], [[Minuscule 33|33]], [[Minuscule 700|700]], 1195, 1216, 1230, 1241, [[Minuscule 1253|1253]], 1344, [[Lectionary 13|'''ℓ''' ''13'']], [[Lectionary 15|'''ℓ''' ''15'']], [[Lectionary 80|'''ℓ''' ''80'']], [[Lectionary 185|'''ℓ''' ''185'']].<sup>[6]</sup>

In [[Acts 18:26]] it reads την οδον του θεου along with <math>\mathfrak{P}</math><sup>74</sup>, א, A, B, 33, [[Minuscule 88|88]] [[Minuscule 181|181]], [[Minuscule 326|326]], [[Minuscule 436|436]], [[Minuscule 614|614]], [[Minuscule 2412|2412]], '''ℓ''' ''1356''.<sup>[7]</sup>

In [[Acts 20:28]] it reads θεου along with Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, [[Uncial 056]], [[Uncial 0142|0142]], [[Minuscule 104|104]], 614, [[Minuscule 629|629]], 1505, 1877, 2412, 2495.<sup>[8]</sup>

In [[Acts 27:16]] it reads Κλαυδαν for Καυδα, this reading is supported by 88 and 104.<sup>[9]</sup>

In [[Acts 28:1]] it reads Μελιτηνη for Μελιτη.<sup>10</sup>

== History ==
The manuscript was written by Helias, a priest and monk, "in castro Colonia", for the use of the French monastery of St. Denys.<sup>[3]</sup> It belonged to the monastery Dionysius, then to de Thou, then to Colbert. It was examined by [[Bernard de Montfaucon|Moutfaucon]].<sup>[2]</sup> The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by [[Johann Martin Augustin Scholz|Scholz]].<sup>[3]</sup>

It was examined and described by [[Henri Omont]]<sup>[11]</sup> and [[Paulin Martin]].<sup>[12]</sup>

The manuscript is cited in the critical editions of the Greek New Testament (UBS3),<sup>[13]</sup> it was used for the [[Editio Critica Maior]].<sup>[14]</sup>

Currently the codex is located in the [[Bibliothèque nationale de France]], (Gr. 375) in [[Paris]].<sup>[1]</sup>

== See also ==

* [[List of New Testament lectionaries]]
* [[Biblical manuscript]]
* [[Textual criticism]]

== Notes and references ==
* 1. Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 222. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
* 2. Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. 1. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs. p. 392–393.
* 3. Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose; Edward Miller (1894). A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament (4 ed.). London: George Bell & Sons. p. 332.
* 4. Scrivener, ''A Plain Introduction...'', p. 333.
''The Greek New Testament'', ed. K. Aland, A. Black, [[Carlo Maria Martini|C. M. Martini]], B. M. Metzger, and [[Allen Wikgren|A. Wikgren]], in cooperation with INTF, ''United Bible Societies'', 3rd edition, (Stuttgart 1983), p. 168. 
* 5. ''The Greek New Testament'', ed. K. Aland, A. Black, C. M. Martini, B. M. Metzger, and A. Wikgren, in cooperation with INTF, ''United Bible Societies'', 3rd edition, (Stuttgart 1983), p. 277. 
* 6. UBS3, p. 491.
* 7. UBS3, p. 499.
* 9. UBS3, p. 522. 
* 10. UBS3, p. 525. 
* 11. [[Henri Omont]], ''Fac-similés des manuscrits grecs datés de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IXe et XIVe siècle'' (Paris, 1891), 14. 
* 12. [[Paulin Martin|Jean-Pierre-Paul Martin]], ''Description technique des manuscrits grecs, relatif au N. T., conservé dans les bibliothèques des Paris'' (Paris 1883), p. 144 
* 13. ''The Greek New Testament'', ed. K. Aland, A. Black, C. M. Martini, B. M. Metzger, and A. Wikgren, in cooperation with INTF, ''United Bible Societies'', 3rd edition, (Stuttgart 1983), p. XXVIII.
* 14. [http://intf.uni-muenster.de/P127/ManuscriptList.html ''List of manuscripts chosen for the Editio Critica Maior of Acts''] INTF

== Further reading ==
* [[Henri Omont]], ''Fac-similés des manuscrits grecs datés de la Bibliothèque Nationale du IXe et XIVe siècle'' (Paris, 1891), 14. 

==External Links==
* [http://www.thetextofthegospels.com/2020/01/lectionary-60-one-with-runes.html?m=1 Lectionary 60 - The One With Runes] by [[James Snapp Jr]] Wednesday, January 22, 2020

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[[Category:11th-century biblical manuscripts]]
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